Improvement in cigar-molds



JOHN BAXTERQ improvement in, Cigar Molds N0.125,005.PatentedMarch26,-187 2.

NITED STATES PATENT QFFICE.

J OHN BAXTER, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR TO HIMSELF AND THOMASADAMS, OF SAME PLACE.

IMPROVEMENT IN ClGAR-M OLDS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 125,005, dated March26, 1872.

To whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN BAXTER, of Detroit, in the county of Wayne andState of Michigan, have invented a new and useful Improvement inCigar-Molds; and I do declare that the following is a true and accuratedescription thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawing andto the letters of reference marked thereon and being a part of thisspecification, in which Figure 1 is an elevation of a pair ofmoldplates, showing the open ends of the molds; and Fig. 2 is aperspective View of the upper mold-plate inverted.

Similar letters of reference indicate correspondin g parts in theseveral figures.

The nature of this invention relates to an improved construction ofmolds used for pressing and giving a symmetrical shape to roughly-rolledcigar-bunches, and for shaping finished cigars; and it consists informing the dies of the molds of metal at the edges to give and retain asharp edge, thereby avoiding the unsightly ridges on the sides of thecigar where wooden dies are used, the remainder of the die being of woodto facilitate the drying of the bunch.

In the drawing, A represents the matrixplate, and A the matrices formedthereon, all of wood, and not new, being in general use in the trade. Bis the die-plate, on which are matrices A.

'al, the bodies of these dies are cut away as much as possibleconsistent with safety, and the cavity so made, filled with wood, as ata, and then the die is formed to give shape to the upper half of thebunch in its matrix. The wood filling of the die allows the bunch to dryand set by absorbing the moisture in it from the casing process, while,if of metal, it would require a much longer time, and necessitate theemployment of a correspondingly-greater number of molds and presses.

In the employment of wooden dies the edges of the same soon chip orsplit away, or become rounded off by wear, resulting in unsightly ridgeson the sides of the finished cigars, causing them to draw unevenly, aswell as betraying the secret of their manufacture, which is fullyovercome or avoided by the sharp metallic edges of my dies.

The wooden filling should extend as near to the edges of the dies aspossible. Any convenient means for pressing the dies into their matricesmay be employed.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

In cigar-molds, the metallic dies B, provid ed with a wooden filling orbody, a, construct ed and arranged substantially as described and shown.

J OHN BAXTER.

Witnesses:

H. F. EBERTS, MYRON H. CHURCH.

